( 1 ) ON 22-4-1969 the proper officer authorised by the Customs Act, 1962 (Central Act No. 52 of 1962) (hereinafter referred to as the Act) searched non-residential premises bearing No. 86/16 chowdeshwari Temple Street, Bangalore City at which place certain business was carried on under the name and style of "b". Vimal and Co. " While the search and seizure at that place was in progress, the petitioners in Writ Petitions Nos. 4614 and 4615 of 1978 were present and in their presence, the said officer seized a bunch of keys. Accompanied by those persons, the said officer then proceeded to a residential premises bearing No. 13 situated on V Main, 38th Cross, V block, Jayanagar Bangalore-11. On reaching the said place, the said officer in the presence of those persons and the panchas, opened the locks of the said building with the keys of earlier seized by him. After that, the said Officer searched and seized 6,000 tolas of gold kept in a steel almirah found in the said building.

( 2 ) FROM 22-4-1969 and onwards the gold and other articles seized continued to be in possession of the authorities. But, on 3-10-1969 the Collector of Central Excise, Bangalore (hereinafter referred to as t

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